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package org.apache.accumulo.core.client;

import java.util.Collection;

import org.apache.accumulo.core.data.Range;

/**
 * Implementations of BatchDeleter support efficient deletion of ranges in accumulo.
 */
public interface BatchDeleter extends ScannerBase {
  /**
   * Deletes the ranges specified by {@link #setRanges}.
   *
   * @throws MutationsRejectedException
   *           this can be thrown when deletion mutations fail
   * @throws TableNotFoundException
   *           when the table does not exist
   */
  void delete() throws MutationsRejectedException, TableNotFoundException;

  /**
   * Allows deleting multiple ranges efficiently.
   *
   * @param ranges
   *          specifies the non-overlapping ranges to query
   */
  void setRanges(Collection<Range> ranges);

  @Override
  void close();
}
